Elizabeth I... or Elizabeth II?

Do these facts relate to Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, both, or neither?

For the sake of brevity all clues are written in the past tense, even if they apply to Elizabeth II in the present

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1. Had children

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

2. Had a father named Henry

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

3. Held the title "Queen of Ireland"

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

4. Was head of the Church of England

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

5. Was born outside of England

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

6. Has a U.S. state or Canadian province named after her

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

7. Held the title "Princess of Wales"

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

8. Had a longer reign than Queen Victoria

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

9. Father was the eldest son of the king

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

10. Crown passed directly from her father

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

11. Had a sister named Margaret

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

12. Was a political prisoner before becoming Queen

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

13. Reigned over a kingdom in military conflict with Spain

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

14. Made an official visit to the the United States/American colonies

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

15. Was Empress of India

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Both

Neither

ruftytufty

Level 73

Jan 11, 2021

The Portugal answer is wrong I think. The Crown of Portugal was united with Spain from 1580 to 1640. The 'Spanish' Armada set sail from Lisbon and included Portuguese ships.

Teegthebeeg

Level 55

Jan 13, 2021

The answer to this question is still incorrect then.

Quizmaster

Level ∞

Jan 13, 2021

The countries remained separate even if the king was the same.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_Union

"The Habsburg king was the only element that connected the multiple kingdoms and territories, ruling by six separate government councils of Castile, Aragon, Portugal, Italy, Flanders, and the Indies."

As far as I know, the question is correct, as confirmed by England's famously long-lasting alliance with Portugal. The question will stand unless better evidence is provided.

ruftytufty

Level 73

Jan 13, 2021

Yes, the fact that they remained separate countries is rather the point. If Portugal had been absorbed into Spain the given answer would be right. Since it did remain separate and contributed a significant squadron to the Spanish Armada which sailed against Elizabeth I's England in 1588, I'd have said they were at war. It would be certainly be an unusual step to take as part of an alliance, no?

Quizmaster

Level ∞

Jan 13, 2021

Yes, I can see your point. I changed that question to something about Spain.

sumguy

Level 79

Jan 11, 2021

You forgot the "II" on #9.

Quizmaster

Level ∞

Jan 11, 2021

Fixed

AlexThirkell

Level 62

Jan 11, 2021

"for the sake of brevity"? Or just making the quiz future-proof? ;)

Quizmaster

Level ∞

Jan 11, 2021

For the sake of brevity. In the English language, it is very awkward to collectively refer to a group where part of the group is past tense and the other part is present tense. We need tense-neutral verbs!!!

someone2018

Level 82

Jan 11, 2021

Victoria seems like the shadow answer.

AVB

Level 67

Jan 12, 2021

Maybe clarify question 3 to say Queen of the whole of Ireland?

Queen Elizabeth II's full title is "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen", so it could be argued that she is Queen of (part of) Ireland (though not all of Ireland).

Beatlesqueen432

Level 45

Jan 12, 2021

That's what tripped me up

PrettyTiedUp

Level 64

Jan 13, 2021

Northern Ireland is not Ireland, they just share the island of Ireland

Quizmaster

Level ∞

Jan 13, 2021

Changed the question so that it is clear Elizabeth II is incorrect.

KingEggy

Level 39

Jan 16, 2021

Oh wow I must not know anything about Elizabeth II and tons about Elizabeth I

JackintheBox

Level 68

Jan 16, 2021

There are two 'the's in the fourteenth question.

WindsOfGauldron

Level 60

Jan 16, 2021

Fixed!

SlipperyFish

Level 23

Jan 16, 2021

Average 11.

My high score 11.

johnappleseed

Level 44

Jan 16, 2021

i thought bloody mary's name was also margaret :(

vmmv22

Level 49

Jan 18, 2021

I thought I was going crazy after getting the state/province one wrong until I remembered that Liz the First was known as the Virgin Queen, hence Virginia.

redsplat

Level 75

Jan 27, 2021

It would be nice if the questions showed additional factoids after the quiz was over to contextualise the answers. Moar learning! :D